Agent Mode is now available in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Microsoft has beefed up Copilot’s capabilities in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, claiming its Agent Mode will help speed up ...

I put Microsoft’s new Copilot tools to work in Office. It performed like an eager intern

The versions of Copilot within Microsoft 365 have recently been upgraded to act on your documents, rather than suggest ...
Business Insider

Anthropic's Claude for Word is another challenge to Microsoft's software empire

Anthropic launched a beta version of Claude for Word. It follows February's release of Claude add-ins for Excel and PowerPoint. The AI startup's latest launch is partly aimed at legal professionals.
WYFF

Upstate man hands over cardboard box with $30,000 in it to scammer who provided 'code' word

AT 644, IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. YOUR TRAFFIC AND YOUR WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. ON THIS THURSDAY MORNING, WE START IN ANDERSON COUNTY, WHERE ...
KSL

Utah lawmaker attempts to put 'Word of Wisdom' in state code

An unusual situation unfolded in the Utah Legislature on Wednesday as a Republican lawmaker attempted to insert scriptural references to the "Word of Wisdom" in state code. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret ...
9to5Mac

Anthropic adding voice mode to Claude Code in gradual rollout

Vibe coding is becoming voice coding with Anthropic’s latest Claude Code feature rollout. Starting today, Anthropic is rolling out voice mode as a feature of Claude Code. Voice mode is rolling out now ...
The New York Times

Shutdown at D.H.S. Extends to Cyber Agency, Adding to Setbacks

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has navigated staffing cuts without a Senate-confirmed leader. Employees have become demoralized and concerned about the agency’s ability to ward ...
AOL

Savannah Guthrie's Mom Nancy: 'Code Word' Used in Message to Captor, Retired FBI Agent Says

Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s mom, Nancy Guthrie, 84, was still missing eight days after the abduction from the Tucson, Ariz., home—and Savannah reportedly used a "code word" in her latest video ...
KXAN

City council moves toward adding surveillance regulation to city code

AUSTIN (KXAN) — City council members took a big step toward creating a framework for how the city of Austin uses surveillance technology. Austin council to discuss surveillance regulation, ask city ...
Iowa Public Radio

Bill adding radon mitigation to state building code passes out of House committee

A bill that would require new state-funded single-family and two-family residential homes to have radon mitigation systems has unanimously passed a House subcommittee. The bill would update the state ...
The Verge

Microsoft is making it much easier to add hyperlinks in Word docs

It’s now as easy as pasting over the text you want to hyperlink. It’s now as easy as pasting over the text you want to hyperlink. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering ...